Medical Social Worker- Full Time

Unicity Care Management; Deerfield Beach (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

401K with match

PTO / Holidays

Company cell phone

Company computer

Job summary

Unicity Care Management in Florida seeks a Care Manager to oversee a small private-pay client caseload, coordinating services and monitoring plans of care in clients' homes across Independent Living, Assisted Living and Memory Care settings.

The role requires collaboration with referral sources, hospitals, clinicians and attorneys, providing compassionate support and timely documentation of care activities.

Qualifications

• In-depth client assessments, including medical, psychosocial, environmental, financial and family aspects.
• Perform Fall Risk Assessments, MMSE and Depression Screenings.
• Develop and coordinate care plans and services.
• Coordinate with hospitals, professionals and referral sources.

Responsibilities

• Perform in-depth client assessments across medical, psychosocial, environmental and financial domains.
• Complete Fall Risk Assessment, MMSE and Depression Screening for clients.
• Coordinate service needs and develop plans of care with clients and families.
• Conduct regular home visits to monitor status and home environment.
• Provide emotional support and counseling to clients and families.
• Coordinate with hospitals, nursing homes and other providers.

Education

Licensed Social Worker

Job description

The Care Manager (CM) will manage a small caseload of private pay clients, provide coordination of services, resources and ongoing monitoring and management to clients in their home. This can include clients who are residents of Independent Living,Assisted Living or Nursing Facilities. Additionally, the Care Manager will help drive business and work with referral sources. Develops strong relationships with Community and professional organizations that will generate client referrals.

Job Duties May include:

• Perform in depth client assessments including medical, psychosocial, environmental, financial, legal and family assessments

• Complete Fall Risk Assessment, Mini Mental Status Examination and Depression Screening for each client

• Recommend and coordinate all service needs for clients

• Work with client and family to develop plan of care to ensure client safety and all other needs are addressed

• Work with client, family, and professional staff to implement plan of care

• Collaborate with hospital, nursing home and AL/memory care staff, physicians and other medical providers as well as attorneys, financial planners, meals on wheels, and other professionals in geriatric service provider world

• Perform regular home visits to monitor client status, home environment or senior community

• Provide ongoing emotional support and counseling to the client and their family as needed

• Provide problem solving support to clients and fellow care managers as needed

• Provide crisis intervention and display critical thinking/problem solving skills

• Work with business development team to meet prospective clients, families and/or referral sources

• Provide back-up support to the GCM team as needed

• Carefully track and document time that is spent on each client to facilitate accurate billing

• Attend educational programs and networking events

• Licensed Social Workerwith 7-10 years of experience working in Geriatrics

• Ability to work with minimal supervision

• Valid Driver’s License and dependable personal vehicle

• Company sponsored Health Insurance (Medical/Dental/Vision)
• Voluntary life insurance, Short Term Disability, AD&D insurance
• 401K withcompany match
• 15+PTO days a year/ paid company holidays
• Company cell phone &Company Computer